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DJWhaters posted in the group Everything Harder with Style

• 8 months ago

Mastering vs Non-Mastering
So we all make music, we’re all pretty good at it too and making those sounds And placing them in a track to make something epic, those tracks are playable and I’m sure most of the average listeners would know the difference between the 2 versions.
But… I’ve just had my “make it England” track mastered, I like to do a blind listen of the 2 versions to see what my ears & my brain hear, instantly i can hear the sounds differently and my speakers are jacked up a little more on the mastered version and still no distortion
Next test is visual looking at the waveforms and it’s clear to see the difference and where the sounds have been dipped and other sounds brought forward in the mix
My only problem is why didn’t i notice that when i made it? Maybe ear fatigue or because i have heard so many versions making it.
However I also know in the back of my mind that when I’ve made a track I’m going to get it professionally mastered and maybe I don’t worry so much as I should because i don’t need to?
Either way if you’ve been considering getting a track mastered then take my word for it that it’s worth it.

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7 Comments
- SCHEPPERZ
  8 months ago
  
  This happens again and again with my tracks as well Ian 🙃 I strongly believe that one is simply to biased to polish / master one’s own pieces to ‚perfection‘. And perfection was really good explained in a baking book I read recently in something you achieve, not by adding something but when nothing cannot be reduced anymore. And since you are your biggest enemy only another master can pinpoint easily what needs to be done to polish that art 🤘
- DEHN
  8 months ago
  
  Look at how beautiful the core of the track got flat-lined but still dynamics in the track peaks. Yours is not consistent at the core, but flat-lined at the dynamics. so its the opposite. So there is your answer
  - DJWhaters
    8 months ago
    
    Yeah I see that and that’s why you are good at what you do and I appreciate the skills and support
    - DEHN
      8 months ago
      
      I’m sure it’s going to be a hit. It’s a bit more eatable than your other tracks.
- AFL
  8 months ago
  
  Very cool to see the difference.
  - AFL
    8 months ago
    
    Just curious: the “Unmastered” version in the pic is more of a self master? Like there is still a limiter on the end right? When you send a premaster of this style, what kind of headroom is left over? Or do you send it slammed already?
- ED808
  7 months ago
  
  The unmastered version just has transient peaks surpassing the threshold but with the mastered version you can see the unwanted bits removed.

Ian Whaters

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Music bio

Artist name: DJWhaters

From: South East UK

Style: My passion for hard dance music was sparked from a young age…. But more recently I have ventured in to the Techno Arena

I love making music that is harder in style, Frenchcore is a unique solid sound that you either love or hate, my sounds are unique and individual but I’m making music I like and not chasing fame or money but making music to escape reality

For me it was fresh sounds and ignited my rebellious streak as everyone around me conformed to mainstream music & too scared to stand out & I like to own it & make my music stand out and different to the norm

My passion for hard dance music was sparked from a young age, but more recently I have ventured in to the Techno Arena just for a learning experience.

I finally had opportunity and support and freedom to take the leap with producing music in a recent low budget movie in London

Music for me is all about playing with sounds & keeping it fresh, both Hardcore and Techno ignited my rebellious streak as everyone around me conformed to mainstream music as it allows me to make it my own and stand out and be different to the norm as I can adapt my style to tell stories with music or just to have fun

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